Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-02
NoRTHwEsrERN NEWS.

NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
AT meeting of the Minnesota State
Agricultural Society. held at st. Paul, on
the 9th, j. D. Larpenteur of St Paul, was
appointed superintendent Of the art gal
lery. The following revision of the premi-
UNI list was made: In class 36 prize for the
best herd of cattle in the state was raised
from SIS to $1OO, III class 70, the first pre-
MUM for the best collection of apples, not
including crabs or Siberians were changed
from silver medal to S15 in cash. The
prize for the best collection of Siberians or
s hybrids was changed from a silver medal to
$40 cash. In single plates of the Elgin va
rlety, the first, second and third prizes were
fixed at 81, 50 and So. The prize for best
collection OF apples best adapted to Mime
sofa, grown by amateurs or farmers was
placed at So The prize for Russian apples
from silver medal to $40. A new resoIu.
ton was adopted to the effect that in II, Is,
- and 50 the recipes or formula for making
or producing, with the name and variety of
each article put on exhibition, must be Civ
en- in writing and deposited with the sec
rotary at the time OF making entry. This
rnle will be strictly adhered to, and when
not complied with the article will be de
barred from receiving premium
On March 5, William Smith and
Jay Wilbur, hunters Of Aitkin, Mimi, left
for moose hunt. They have just returned
with live COW moose-something that
was never before taken alive in that country
1t required i've days to get their captive
subdued so that it could be handled. 1t
now takes its place in barn as docile as
can be. 1t was captured in Aitken county.
twenty tive miles north of Aitkin.
At Minneapolis Judge Rea granted
Mrs. Raine!v decree of divorce from her
husband, DR.. Ralney. with $4,000 alinony
IN announcing the decree Judge Rea char
acterized the conduct of the defendent as
the refinement of cruelty, the ground of the
decision being that during the period of the
married life Of DR.. and Mrs Rainey he was
guilty Of cruel and inhuman treatment, rem
dering it unsafe and improper for her to
continue to live with him.
On the Oath, a Scandinavian woods
man on the Wisconsin Central train from
the woods was showing his money. when a
well dressed stranger asked him to change
SlOU bill. The woodsman complied with
the request, and on arriving at Eau Claire
found when he wanted to make a purchase
that the bill given him by the stranger was
an old confederate shinplaster. No clue to
the swindler.
The action of the St. Cloud, Mimi,
board Of education, in deciding to issue $50.
OOO in bonds for new school-houses, has been
unanimously Endorsed by the chamber of
commerce, which pledged itself to the SUP.
port OF the measure. The chamber also
pledged its hearty cooperation in making
the district fair OF Stearns, Benton, Sher.
burne, and Mile Laos counties in Septem.
and 70 %%o, -.
structed to see that the floral hall is filled
with exhibits.
A prominent citizen of Hammond,
Wis, furnishes the following statement,
which he says can be fully substantiated
Considerable excitement is caused in this
village by the discovery of gold on the
farm OF A. c. Cummings, one mile west OF
here. A specimen has been examined by
chemist and pronounced s'the clear quill 81
a considerable quantity was dug out OF
the rock with penknife. -
A disease Identical with the memor.
able epizootic of 1872 prevails to a great
extent among horses at Mason City, Iowa
and vicinity. The horses run water from
the nose and eyes, and the glands of the
| throat SWELL and unless promptly attended
to assesses are formed. Few fatal cases
are CluS Tar reported.
The trial of Davenport at Brainerd,
Mimi, for the killing Of the Polly family re-
suited the jury for the verdict, but public
opinion is divided, much indignation being
felt at Altkin and the vicinity Of the tragedy
and those who heard the trial being Of the
opinion that the jury could not have found
differently.
Gov. McGill has decided the county
seat question of Murray county Mimi,
changing it from Currie to the village of
Slayton, in accordance with a vote Of the
people last November. An appeal was tax
en- by those in favor of Currie, which has
been pending before the Governor for
some weeks.
Monday afternoon VIM. Armstrong,
aged 80, unmarried, an oiler in the Pillsbury
a mill, Minneapolis. was caught in the
into the cogs and terribly mangled causing
instantaneous death. An emplove of the
Grown Roller mill met q similar death last
week.
Dr.. Adelarde Guernon, having been
appointed and confirmed collector at St.
Vincent, has furnished bonds, and the de-
partment has advised him that his commits
sion Is enroute. He will not assume official
duties until April l, thus avoiding two re-
ports from that Office fer March.
On Monday fire broke out at Clo-
quet, Mimi, resulting in the destruction
OF one residence. the Everett hotel, gro
Gerry store, clothing store, meat market and
two saloons, The goods were mostly saved
ma damaged state. Loss $40, 0Oa, insurance
Gov. McGin has appointed c. D.
Wright, president of the First National
Bank of Fergus Falls, and w. r. Tyler of
the same place, as additional trustees OF
the Fergus Falls insane asylum, as provided
1or by an act passed by the legislature.
James Slowly, aged 80, unmarried,
committed suicide at Caledonia, Wis, by
jumping into well forty feet deep. Ayear
before he received 9 blow upon his head